Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
一人得道，鸡犬升天 yī rén dé dào ， jī quǎn shēng tiān
fig. to ride on sb else's success
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 2. Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 3. lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 4. Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
Characters
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one; 1; single
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person; people; man
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link verb to result or degree; to get; must
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to say; to speak; to talk
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chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
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dog; Kangxi radical 94
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to ascend; to promote; to rise in rank
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day; sky; heaven
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